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1988 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship

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1988 Asian Rugby Championship
Tournament details
Host Hong Kong
Date13–19 November 1988
Countries8
Final positions
Champions South Korea (3rd title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
1986
1990

The 1988 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 11th edition of the tournament, and was played in Hong Kong. The 8 teams were divided in two pool, with final between the winner of both of them. South Korea won the tournament.[1]

Tournament

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Pool 1

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 210 26 184 6
2  Taiwan 3 2 0 1 137 32 105 4
3  Thailand 3 1 0 2 33 143 -110 2
4  Singapore 3 0 0 3 6 185 -179 0
13 November 1988
Japan XV Japan82–0 Singapore
Hong Kong

13 November 1988
Taiwan 32–9 Thailand
Hong Kong

15 November 1988
Japan XV Japan108–7 Thailand
Hong Kong

15 November 1988
Taiwan 86–3 Singapore
Hong Kong

17 November 1988
Japan XV Japan20–19 Taiwan
Hong Kong

17 November 1988
Thailand 17–3 Singapore
Hong Kong

Pool 2

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  South Korea 3 3 0 0 209 25 184 6
2  Hong Kong 3 2 0 1 114 42 72 4
3  Sri Lanka 3 1 0 2 21 119 -98 2
4  Malaysia 3 0 0 3 6 164 -158 0
12 November 1988
South Korea 102–0 Malaysia
Hong Kong

12 November 1988
Hong Kong 45–3 Sri Lanka
Hong Kong

14 November 1988
South Korea 39–19 Hong Kong
Hong Kong

14 November 1988
Sri Lanka 12–6 Malaysia
Hong Kong

16 November 1988
South Korea 68–6 Sri Lanka
Hong Kong

16 November 1988
Hong Kong 50–0 Malaysia
Hong Kong

Finals

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Third Place Final

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19 November 1988
Hong Kong 19–4 Taiwan
Hong Kong

First Place Final

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19 November 1988
South Korea 17–13 Japan
Hong Kong

References

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  1. ^ "Rugby in Asia | History of the Game in Asia". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 2021-12-12.